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The Lithuanian coastal resort of Neringa's recent decision to unveil a sculpture in Nida to commemorate French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre's visit to the Curonian Spit resort in 1965 has sparked controversy as critics say his feminist companion Simone de Beauvoir was left out.
A sculpture was on Thursday unveiled in Lithuania's western resort of Nida to commemorate French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre's visit to the Curonian Spit resort in 1965.
French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre and World War I's French prisoners will be commemorated in Lithuania's coastal municipality of Neringa.
The French government has decided to fund, through its embassy to Lithuania, exploratory research in the Curonian Spit's sand dunes that possibly housed a camp for French prisoners of war in the late 19th century, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reported on Tuesday.
